Home to some of the world's most extraordinary Chardonnays including the famous Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet is the 216 hectare geographical middleman of the white wine villages, bordered by Meursault to the north and by Chassagne-Montrachet to the south. Puligny-Montrachet « Les Truffières » is situated high up on the slope just below the hamlet of Blagny. As the name "Les Truffières" suggests this vineyard was once a truffle-bed and now the wines it produces are equally sought after.

Vinification & Ageing

Fermentation

Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation

Ageing

8-10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new

Barrels

Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted

Wine tasting

Tasting Note

This wine is rich and powerful without letting go of its remarkable finesse. Packed with ripe exotic fruits and a buttery fatness, the acidity balances the wine and keeps it steely.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2012 - Apstein on Wine - December 2014 - 92/100Despite
the concentration of Latour's whites in 2012, the wines still reflect
their origins. This wine has a particularly stony edginess that screams
Puligny-Montrachet and distinguishes it from the slightly creamier
Meursault. Like Latour's Meursault Premier Cru, Les Truffières has a
welcome vibrancy that balances its riches, amplifies its finish and puts its
refinement into sharp relief. More tightly wound at this stage than the
Meursault Château de Blagny, it needs a few years to blossom. Michael Apstein (USA)

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2012 - Burghound.com - June 2014 - 92/100The restrained and cool nose is more complex with citrus zest, dried flower and yellow orchard fruit aromas that are in keeping with the succulent, rich and fleshy medium-bodied flavors that display excellent length on the vibrant, dry and focused finish. This is noticeably firmer and should amply reward 6 to 8 years of cellar time. Recommended. 2019+ By Allen Meadows (USA)

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2011 - Wine Enthusiast - October 2014 - 93/100 - Cellar SelectionThe name comes from the fact that this vineyard was once a truffle bed, high up the slope of Puligny-Montrachet. The wine shows wood, attractive fruitiness and layers of spice and almonds. It is rounded, the soft texture balanced by acidity. Drink from 2016. Online Exclusive (USA)

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2010 - Burghound.com - June 2012 - 90/100There is an attractive touch of mineral reduction that adds nuance to the rose petal, pear and citrus zest aromas. There is excellent richness to the very generous flavors that are admirably fine and I very much like the underlying sense of tension on the mouth coating, delicious and balanced finish. 2015+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2009 - Wine Enthusiast - October 2011 - 91/100Closed at this stage, the wine has acidity, minerality and the potential of ripe pear and apricot fruit flavors. The wood is showing strongly but will integrate, while the texture promises good aging. (USA)

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2009 - Chris Kissack (UK) - January 2011 - 16/20An immediately appealing matchstick reduction on the nose, giving the wine a very smoky and grainy feel, but behind that I sense some pure and sweet yellow fruits. Nicely expressive though. Rather restrained at the very beginning of the palate, tightly confined, giving a richer sense through the middle, a wine of substance conveyed through a stony density rather than fat or texture. Good grip to it, nicely direct acidity at its core, with a supple breadth laid over the top. Just a touch of pithy-cream to it. Appealingly grippy finish, long and gritty. This is a nice wine.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Truffières" 2008 - Wine Enthusiast - November 2010 - 91/100Youthful yeasty aromas appear at this early stage, the palate showing the same character. The fruit is firm and structured, the acidity very marked along with its tense mineral character. For aging. By Roger Voss, USA.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2008 - Allen Meadows' Burghound.com - July 2010 - 91/100A notably ripe yet cool nose that is classically elegant and perfumed offers up notes of mineral reduction, green fruit, floral hints and moderate oak toast combine with textured, sweet, detailed, precise and focused medium-bodied flavors that are balanced, intense and impressively long. A classic example of Truffières as this is built on a base of firm minerality and I very much like the finishing intensity. 91/2015+

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2007 - Burghound.com - July 2009 - 90-92/100A lovely floral, spice and freshly sliced citrus fruit nose that is cool, pure and elegant merges gracefully into detailed, racy, focused and driven middle weight flavors that exude energy and an intense stoniness on the austere, palate staining and beautifully long finish. This is, at present, a block of stone and will need several years of bottle age to unwind and flesh out but it's very promising. 2013+

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2006 - Wine Enthusiast - October 2008 - 93/100Very elegant, delicate, the ripe fruits giving point to the finely wrought structure. There are green fruit, caramel, vanilla and spice flavors. Only in the aftertaste is this delicious wine rich, while its ageing potential suggests long term drinkability. (USA)

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2006 - Burghound.com - July 2008 - 92/100This possesses the most elegant nose among these Puligny 1ers with a moderately high-toned green fruit, floral and anise suffused nose that is followed by opulent, mouth coating and firmly textured medium full
flavors that are a mix of power and finesse, all underpinned by both a firm core of ripe acidity and a lovely mineral streak.
Absolutely lovely if a bit more forward than is typical for this wine. 2010+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" 2005 - Wine Spectator - August 2007 - 88/100Very floral and a touch of mint or thyme adds liveliness to this white's apple and pear notes. The high alcohol pulls it out of balance. Despite some length, this may not have the harmony for long aging. Drink now through 2012.

Puligny-Montrachet "Truffières” 2005 - Burghound.com - July 2007 - 89/100A touch of toast envelopes exotic floral aromas that precede the rich if not especially dense middle weight flavors that are supple, forward and reflect an attractive minerality, all wrapped in a finish that offers solid intensity and length. This is very good. 2010+

2003 Puligny-Montrachet ”Truffières” - Burghound.com - October 2005 - 89 points :This quite resembles the Sous le Puits as the nose is airy, elegant and quite pure, combining with rich, full yet admirably detailed flavors that are textured and nuanced by distinctly mineral notes. This is a really pretty wine that does not possess great depth but the freshness and balance are worth the price of admission. 89/2006+

2001 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières" - Burghound.com - July 2003 - 88 points :Here however there is much better integration of the oak as it complements the racy, intense, nicely pure aromas of white flowers and limestone, leading to precise, delicious, complex, citrus-infused, flavors of fine depth and tengh. This offers the best transparency of any wine to this point. 88/2006-11.

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